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The British sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh, the Raja of Jammu, for 7.5 million rupees (75 lakhs) under the Treaty of Amritsar on March 16, 1846. The treaty was signed in Amritsar to settle a territorial dispute following the First Sikh War between the United Kingdom and the Sikhs. The treaty was signed by Gulab Singh, Hardinge, Currie, and Lawrence.
As a result of the treaty, Gulab Singh became the first Maharaja of the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu

The Changa Manga forest can be entered from a road off the N-5 Highway near Bhai Pheru and Chunian. At present, the forest covers an area of 48.6 square kilometres (12,000 acres). It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but massive deforestation has reduced it to less than half its original size.

The 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed at Barnes Court in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, on July 2, 1972. The building is now known as Raj Bhavan and was constructed in the Tudor style of architecture.
The agreement was signed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. It was a peace treaty that aimed to establish peace and normalize relations between the two countries, and to reverse the consequences of the 1971 war

These proposals which were accepted by the Madras session of the Congress, 1927 came to be known as 'Delhi Proposals'. These were: Joint electorate in place of separate electorates with reserved seats for muslims. Representation to muslims in Bengal and Punjab in proportion to thier population